Management of large soft-tissue defects in a diabetic patient

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 79-82

  Öznur, Ali ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diabetic Foot; External Fixation; Limb Salvage; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0037225214     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070302400113     Document Type: Article

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